{"id":18240,"date":"2016-05-19T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T22:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=18240"},"modified":"2016-05-19T15:35:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T22:35:16","slug":"a-full-slate-of-industry-experts-to-offer-real-world-insights-in-sessions-at-epicomm-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/05\/a-full-slate-of-industry-experts-to-offer-real-world-insights-in-sessions-at-epicomm-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"A Full Slate of Industry Experts to Offer Real-World Insights in Sessions at Epicomm Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Printers, Mailers, Marketing Services Providers, Consultants, and Vendor Representatives on the Program for the May 16-18 Event in Savannah, Georgia
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\n(Alexandria, Va., May 13, 2016)\u2014Panelists and presenters representing printers, mailers, marketing services providers, consultants, and industry vendors and suppliers will contribute their insights and ideas to seminars and general sessions at the Epicomm Experience, the 2016 Annual Meeting of Epicomm, the Association for Leaders in Print, Mail, Fulfillment, and Marketing Services. The event will take place May 16-18, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Ga.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to our keynote speakers, we will have more than 20 industry experts participating in presentations and panels on topics ranging from solving the sales crisis and hiring top sales talent to disrupting your market and discovering opportunities for your company,\u201d says Epicomm President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Garner.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Annual Conference program is packed with informative sessions on what our members have identified as the most pressing issues and concerns facing today\u2019s graphic communications industry executives,\u201d he continues, \u201cand the participation of so many frontline industry leaders guarantees that attendees will gain real-world perspectives and actionable strategies and tactics they can implement in their companies as soon as they get home.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, May 17, following a keynote address, \u201cUnleash Your Inner Tyrant!\u201d by Jeff Havens of The Jeff Havens Company, The Epicomm Experience will feature a general session on Service Offerings Evolution facilitated by Epicomm\u2019s Gary Pawlaczyk and featuring panelists Giri Gondi of Tecra, Seth Kane of OneVision, and Bill Penders of SPI Global. A presentation by John Cassidy of Duplicates INK, \u201cCross the Line and Disrupt Your Market,\u201d will close out the morning\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

That afternoon, two general sessions will be held on the topic of \u201cSolving the Sales Crisis.\u201d The first will focus on finding the \u201cright\u201d people to change your business\u2014how to identify, attract, recruit and hire top talent for sales developers and key managers in a multi-generational workforce; the second will look at working with existing sales forces.<\/p>\n

Tom Bush of Successful Business Strategies will facilitate the first session with scheduled panelists Mike Kellogg of Century Direct and Wes Powell of TMR. Epicomm\u2019s Bill Farquharson will facilitate the second session, with scheduled panelists Ken Orr of pii, Jim Schultz of Great Lakes Integrated, and Warren Werbitt of Pazazz.<\/p>\n

The Wednesday, May 18, program opens with a general session, \u201cGetting it Right: Where the Profitable Opportunities are for My Company,\u201d presented by Epicomm\u2019s Andrew D. Paparozzi and featuring scheduled panelists Summer Gould of Eye\/Comm; Andy Miller of PRINTSource, and Warren Werbitt.<\/p>\n

The morning\u2019s breakout sessions include \u201cPositive Employee Relations from a Lawyer\u2019s Perspective,\u201d featuring Chris Antone of Jackson-Lewis, and \u201cAcquisitions, Milestones, and Missteps,\u201d a panel facilitated by Epicomm\u2019s Mike Philie with scheduled participants Tim Boucher of B Squared, Gary Cayce of Mount Royal Printing, and John Falconetti of Drummond Press.<\/p>\n

Wednesday afternoon features the association\u2019s annual meeting and town hall luncheon, including a presentation on \u201c20 Marketing Innovations & Ideas in 30 Minutes\u201d with John Foley, Jr. of Grow Socially. A general session on \u201cHow to Take Ownership of Leadership\u201d with Bryan Dodge of Dodge Development, Inc., follows the luncheon. The conference program wraps up with a \u201cTips to Go!\u201d session that brings attendees together with session facilitators and presenters to review key takeaways, identify top priorities, outline next steps, and answer questions raised during the event.<\/p>\n

This robust conference program was made possible through the generous support of our Annual Conference sponsors: AccuZIP, Canon, FastSigns, HP, Konica Minolta, PrintingNews.com, Ricoh, Riso, Super Web Digital, United Business Mail, Whattheythink.com, and Xerox.<\/p>\n

For more about Epicomm\u2019s 2016 Annual Conference or to register for the event, go to www.epicommexperience.org or call (800) 333-6272. Get the latest news and information about the event with the free Epicomm Experience app. To download the app for an Apple or Android device, search by the keyword \u201cEpicomm.\u201d
\nAbout Epicomm
\nEpicomm, the Association for Leaders in Print, Mail, Fulfillment, and Marketing Services, is a not-for-profit business management association representing companies in the $80+ billion graphic communications industry in North America. It provides industry advocacy, management training, and a comprehensive slate of business-building solutions for companies in an evolving market environment. It was created in 2014 through the merger of the Association of Marketing Service Providers (AMSP) and the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL)\/National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Its founding associations have some 200 years of combined experience serving graphic communications companies of every size and specialty. Epicomm headquarters is at 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, Va., 22314. For more information, visit www.epicomm.org or call (800) 333-6272.<\/p>\n

On July 1, 2016, Epicomm will merge with Idealliance, a global community of more than 1,600 brand owners, agencies, publishers, premedia, and print service provider companies, and their material suppliers and technology partners. A not-for-profit industry association, Idealliance provides media creators and technology communities the opportunity to collaborate to craft best practices, advance standards, and certify people, processes, and systems to achieve the highest performance in the creation, production and delivery of graphic communications\u2014both digitally and in print. For more information, visit www.idealliance.org or call (703) 837-1070.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Printers, Mailers, Marketing Services Providers, Consultants, and Vendor Representatives on the Program for the May 16-18 Event in Savannah, Georgia (Alexandria, Va., May 13, 2016)\u2014Panelists and presenters representing printers, mailers, marketing services providers, consultants, and industry vendors and suppliers will contribute their insights and ideas to seminars and general sessions at the Epicomm Experience, the 2016 Annual Meeting of Epicomm, the Association for Leaders in Print, Mail, Fulfillment, and Marketing Services. The event will take place May 16-18, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Ga. \u201cIn addition to our keynote speakers, we will have more than 20 industry experts participating in presentations and panels on topics ranging from solving the sales crisis and hiring top sales talent to disrupting your market and discovering opportunities for your company,\u201d says Epicomm President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Garner. \u201cOur Annual Conference program is packed with informative sessions on what our members have identified as the most pressing issues and concerns facing today\u2019s graphic communications industry executives,\u201d he continues, \u201cand the participation of so many frontline industry leaders guarantees that attendees will gain real-world perspectives and actionable strategies and tactics they can implement in their companies as soon as they get home.\u201d On Tuesday, May 17, following a keynote address, \u201cUnleash Your Inner Tyrant!\u201d by Jeff Havens of The Jeff Havens Company, The Epicomm Experience will feature a general session on Service Offerings Evolution facilitated by Epicomm\u2019s Gary Pawlaczyk and featuring panelists Giri Gondi of Tecra, Seth Kane of OneVision, and Bill Penders of SPI Global. A presentation by John Cassidy of Duplicates INK, \u201cCross the Line and Disrupt Your Market,\u201d will close out the morning\u2019s program. That afternoon, two general sessions will be held on the topic of \u201cSolving the Sales Crisis.\u201d The first will focus on finding the \u201cright\u201d people to change your business\u2014how to identify, attract, recruit and hire top talent for sales developers and key managers in a multi-generational workforce; the second will look at working with existing sales forces. Tom Bush of Successful Business Strategies will facilitate the first session with scheduled panelists Mike Kellogg of Century Direct and Wes Powell of TMR. Epicomm\u2019s Bill Farquharson will facilitate the second session, with scheduled panelists Ken Orr of pii, Jim Schultz of Great Lakes Integrated, and Warren Werbitt of Pazazz. The Wednesday, May 18, program opens with a general session, \u201cGetting it Right: Where the Profitable Opportunities are for My Company,\u201d presented by Epicomm\u2019s Andrew D. Paparozzi and featuring scheduled panelists Summer Gould of Eye\/Comm; Andy Miller of PRINTSource, and Warren Werbitt. The morning\u2019s breakout sessions include \u201cPositive Employee Relations from a Lawyer\u2019s Perspective,\u201d featuring Chris Antone of Jackson-Lewis, and \u201cAcquisitions, Milestones, and Missteps,\u201d a panel facilitated by Epicomm\u2019s Mike Philie with scheduled participants Tim Boucher of B Squared, Gary Cayce of Mount Royal Printing, and John Falconetti of Drummond Press. Wednesday afternoon features the association\u2019s annual meeting and town hall luncheon, including a presentation on \u201c20 Marketing Innovations & Ideas in 30 Minutes\u201d with John Foley, Jr. of Grow Socially. A general session on \u201cHow to Take Ownership of Leadership\u201d with Bryan Dodge of Dodge Development, Inc., follows the luncheon. The conference program wraps up with a \u201cTips to Go!\u201d session that brings attendees together with session facilitators and presenters to review key takeaways, identify top priorities, outline next steps, and answer questions raised during the event. This robust conference program was made possible through the generous support of our Annual Conference sponsors: AccuZIP, Canon, FastSigns, HP, Konica Minolta, PrintingNews.com, Ricoh, Riso, Super Web Digital, United Business Mail, Whattheythink.com, and Xerox. For more about Epicomm\u2019s 2016 Annual Conference or to register for the event, go to www.epicommexperience.org or call (800) 333-6272. Get the latest news and information about the event with the free Epicomm Experience app. To download the app for an Apple or Android device, search by the keyword \u201cEpicomm.\u201d About Epicomm Epicomm, the Association for Leaders in Print, Mail, Fulfillment, and Marketing Services, is a not-for-profit business management association representing companies in the $80+ billion graphic communications industry in North America. It provides industry advocacy, management training, and a comprehensive slate of business-building solutions for companies in an evolving market environment. It was created in 2014 through the merger of the Association of Marketing Service Providers (AMSP) and the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL)\/National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Its founding associations have some 200 years of combined experience serving graphic communications companies of every size and specialty. Epicomm headquarters is at 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320, Alexandria, Va., 22314. For more information, visit www.epicomm.org or call (800) 333-6272. On July 1, 2016, Epicomm will merge with Idealliance, a global community of more than 1,600 brand owners, agencies, publishers, premedia, and print service provider companies, and their material suppliers and technology partners. A not-for-profit industry association, Idealliance provides media creators and technology communities the opportunity to collaborate to craft best practices, advance standards, and certify people, processes, and systems to achieve the highest performance in the creation, production and delivery of graphic communications\u2014both digitally and in print. For more information, visit www.idealliance.org or call (703) 837-1070.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[2052],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18240"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18243,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18240\/revisions\/18243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}